Hand-stamp rack.



A. C. MEYER.

HAND STAMP RACK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4. 1911.

Patented July 9, 1918.

Guam- ME STATES 1 ALBERT o. MEYER, or eat DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

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To all whomz't may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT C.'MEYER, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand-Stamp Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to racks for hand a Y whlch may be slid the labelsD, bearing matstamps.

The main object of the invention is to economize space by providing arack in the form of an open or skeleton rectangular frame, suitablysupported and having series of parallel open spaces of equal size intowhich'the hand stamps may be inserted endwise in rows regardless oftheir length and held suspended at their upper end by suitabletransversely extending supports projecting beyond the sides of the handstamps; the rack being provided with label holders parallel with thehand stamp spaces so that the labels bearing matter corresponding withthat on the stamps may be arranged alphabetically to permit of thestamps being similarly arranged.

This object I accomplish by the construction shown in the accompanyingdrawing in which Figure 1, is a sectional perspective of my improvedrack and suspended hand stamps;

Fig. 2, is a central vertical section of the same;

Fig. 3, is a perspective of one of the stamps and its supporting device.

A, designates the rack formed of an open rectangular frame of anysuitable size and material. It is shown as constructed of sheet metal ofangular cross-section and supported at its four corners upon telescopiclegs formed of sections a, a.

B, are parallel label-supporting cross pieces connecting the sides ofthe frame and spaced apart a distance equal to the thickness of thehand-stamps H, and G, are cross pieces connecting the upper and lowerends of the frame and arranged apart a distance equal to the width ofthe hand-stamps H; the width being from the back to the printing face hof the stamp.

The stamps H, are provided at one end with a suspension means adapted torest upon the top surfaces of two contiguous cross pieces 13, as clearlyshown in the drawing. The suspension means in the specific form showncomprises a metallic strip Specification of Letters Patent. PatentedJuly 9, 1918", Application filed September 4, 1917. v Serial No.189,607. i

str1p,pro ect as at it, far enough to rest upon two of the cross piecesB, and support the stamp.

The cross pieces B, are turned in at their longitudinal edges to. formslideways into ter corresponding with that on the printing edges ofstamps H, and these subject-matter labels D, will be alphabeticallyarranged so that the stamps may be readily located when needed and theirreplacement in the proper place readily and accurately effected.

Transparent covers d may be placed over the labels D and endwisemovement of the two may be prevented by any form of retainer such as ashort plate d and screw (Z at opposite ends of every slide-way.

The rack may be made up to suit any business employing hand stamps and Ihave installed one containing three hundred and forty stamps. A greatadvantage in my construction, owing to the open construction and endsuspension, is economy in space, for the length of the stamps does notin crease the size of the rack in the slightest, whereas were theysupported lengthwise the size of the rack would be many times greater.These stamps H, are of standard width and thicknesses and may be of anydesired length and are so well known and universally used as to render adetailed description unnecessary.

The hand-stamps will be held apart by the cross bars C, so that the inkon one inked surface will not be transferred to the back of the adjacenthand-stam and thence to the operators fingers.

I claim:

1. A hand stamp rack comprising, an elevated frame having openings forthe end wise insertion and removal of the stamps, and hand stampsupports adapted for connection with the ends of the stamps and providedwith oppositely extending ends adapted to rest on the upper side of theframe beyond the sides of the openings.

2. A hand stamp rack comprising, an elevated frame having openings forthe endwise insertion and removal of the stamps, and hand stamp supportseach formed of a strip folded upon itself to form a handle and astamp-receiving fork; the ends of the strip being bent in oppositedirections to rest on the upper side of the frame beyond the sides ofthe o enings:

3. A hand stamp rack comprising; a snit able rectangular frame, parallelspaced dross bapgseoured at t-heir ends to the sides of tl e {fame andprovided on their upper sides with label-receiving sideways; parallel,spaced cross bars extending at right angles to, the fi'fst' named bar's"connected at their ends as the ends of the said frame; the

oblongopenings between the tWo-setsof dross barsbeing of'a size equal tothe widt-H (if the to pe mit of the nd wis i il semen andrfileval 01::stamps of varyinglengths.

ofthe frame and provided on their upper sides with label receiving slideWays and -;telescopie legs to hold the rack at any de,

sired height and inclination.

A handstanipa rack formed with series of rows of individual oblongopenings all of a size topermit the-endvvise ins'eftionof ax-hand stampof the tips described, a

label holder at every opening,- and supports to; Old the i'aekata heightto receive the longest stamps.

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